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Visual pigment composition in zebrafish: Evidence for a rhodopsin-porphyropsin interchange system
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Temple, S. E., Allison, W. T., Haimberger, T. J., Hawryshyn, C. W.
Abstract: Numerous reports have concluded that zebrafish (Danio rerio) possesses A(1)-based visual pigments in their rod and cone photoreceptors. In the present study, we investigated the possibility that zebrafish have a paired visual pigment system. We measured the spectral absorption...
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2006
Allen, D. M., Johnson, T., Allison, W. T., Hallows, T. E., Hawryshyn, C. W.
Abstract: Albino vertebrates exposed to intense light typically lose photoreceptors via apoptosis, and thus serve as useful models of retinal degeneration. In contrast, albino rainbow trout exposed to intense light maintain Populations of rod and cone nuclei despite Substantial damage to rod...
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Spatio-temporal characterization of retinal opsin gene expression during thyroid hormone-induced and natural development of rainbow trout
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Allison, W. T., Helbing, C. C., Anholt, B. R., Hawryshyn, C. W., Veldhoen, N., Veldhoen, K.
Abstract: The abundance and spatial distribution of retinal cone photoreceptors change during thyroid hormone (TH)-induced and natural development of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). These changes are thought to allow the fish to adapt to different photic environments throughout its life...